2 String Canjo Build

Rainy Day
Tin Can
Time to build a 2 string canjo.

[@bposey69]

I just started playing guitar and now I'm obsessed with stringed instruments. So naturally I have to build a canjo 🤘🎸

[@MikeHawkey]

Nice one!

[@TVbasick]

I just built my own 2 string canjo with a sardine can. Its nice to read the comments and seeing people try their hand at stringed instruments and carpentry!

[@MikeHawkey]

Nice one!

[@CircuitsAndStrings]

I loved watching this video. Nice work!

[@MikeHawkey]

Thanks!

[@paradox6331]

This video is such a mood. Thank you.

[@MikeHawkey]

Thanks for dropping by!

[@ethanohara2592]

That is amazing so much talent

[@MikeHawkey]

Very kind. Thanks.

[@to_maks]

Very cool project, gonna make one myself tommorow

[@MikeHawkey]

Nice one, have fun!

[@DarrellSMoore]

Great canjo, Mike. Gonna build one soon myself. What finish did you use? Cheers from Illinois, Usa. Subscribed!

[@MikeHawkey]

Hi. Sorry for delay in reply. I made up some linseed oil wax - beeswax, linseed oil and turpentine. Heated and mixed. Nice to apply to bare wood. Hope it goes well!

[@ChupeTTe]

One bass one melody string

[@MikeHawkey]

I think the musical possibilities are great if one spends a bit of time practicing (... rather than just building like me!)

[@bearshield7138]

nice job I am building my first canjo

[@MikeHawkey]

Awesome, have fun!

[@eduardoquispe9778]

Me encanta , y no se por que

[@MikeHawkey]

Simple fun!

[@lemonpepperdry5818]

Just curious: Have you made any using bone or antler for the nut? Would that make any significant difference? I like the bolt idea. ❤️

[@MikeHawkey]

I have made with bone nuts in the past. Bone is nice and easy to shape and works well - plus you could get creative with shape and style. I’ve got a lot more bolts than bone here!

[@extralarge9223]

fantastic! congratulations, where did you find the measurements for the frets of the neck?

[@MikeHawkey]

Thanks. Here is my normal go to for the fret positioning for my builds: www.stewmac.com/fret-calculator/

[@extralarge9223]

@@MikeHawkey ah okay thank you 👍

[@eduardoquispe9778]

I don't speak English very well, but ,what kind of strings are they?

[@MikeHawkey]

Hi, electric guitar - 1 and 2 strings (highest 2)

[@MattNZ1975]

0:25 that looks like the Whanganui River.

[@MikeHawkey]

Inner Auckland harbour. River would be nice too!

[@GunninWizard]

i made a canjo and mine is so quite i can barely hear it what did i do wrong? i have a can of corn for the resinator

[@MikeHawkey]

Could be worth trying a different can - but should not really affect too much. A larger can will be a bit louder. Medium size strings can give a bit more over thin or think ‘i feel’. Having the string hole in the can closer to the middle will allow it to resonate more - but at the expense of either string height or redesign of how it mounts.

[@GunninWizard]

@@MikeHawkey I’m realizing as I’m playing with it more accidentally made a base. It’s a base string and if i put something to lift the string by the can it’s pure base.

[@MikeHawkey]

@@GunninWizard ah that will be a bit lower!

[@md.moinulislam9467]

MASHAALLAH khub valo

[@MikeHawkey]

Dhan'yabāda!

[@ericshaffer9823]

Nice build! Curious about the fret spacing, neck length, etc. Cheers!

[@MikeHawkey]

Thanks. I don’t have this particular one anymore but I generally use the stewmac fret calculator for any chosen scale length. Many calculators out there but I’ve never had an issue with it and it’s various options, so give it a google!

[@ericshaffer9823]

@@MikeHawkey awesome, thank you!